THE Bimonthly Publication of the SignalSociety of Broadcast Engineers The Association for Broadcast and Multimedia Professionals www.sbe.org Volume 31, Issue 2 • April 2018 SBE Events Abound at the 2018 NAB Show he NAB Show is just days away. As you plan how you will Tspend your time at the convention, be sure you include the many SBE events on your convention calendar. While the Ennes Workshop launches the convention on Saturday, the highlight for SBE members is the annual Membership Meeting, which will be followed by a reception. The Membership Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 10, at 5:00 p.m. in room N234. The Mem- bership Meeting brings you up to date on all the SBE activities and programs, and it includes a milestone-service recognition of SBE chapter certification chairs, and updates on the society’s plans, programs and government relations efforts. Everyone at- tending will be eligible to win prizes, including an URSA Broad- cast camera (courtesy of the Membership Meeting sponsor Blackmagic Design), a $250 gift card for Amazon and restaurant gift cards. The SBE Member Reception is just one of the many events scheduled for the You'll want to get to the meeting early as well, because the 2018 NAB Show. first 100 people in line will receive an SBE-logoed smartphone stand. They are listed on page 8. The Membership Reception starts immediately after the meet- A big change for the SBE this year is that the SBE booth has ing at 6:00 p.m. Light snacks and drinks are made possible from the generous support of several Sustaining Member sponsors. see NAB SHOW, p. 14 The Next SBE Engineer of the Year ho will the next Engineer of the Year the national award, nominations need to ceive the recognition they deserve. Waward recipient be? It could be you, be submitted to the National Office by For information on all the award catego- it could be someone you nominate. This June 15. ries, both individual and chapter, please will be the sixth year that SBE There are other honors as well. The visit sbe.org/awards or contact Megan Chapters will nomi- James C. Wulliman SBE Educator of Clappe at [email protected]. Recognition nate their own the Year; the SBE Technology Award; by your peers is the highest honor. Honor Chapter Engi- the John H. Battison Award for Lifetime your colleagues today. neer of the Year Achievement; Facility Innovation of the award recipi- Year; Best Technical Article, Book or Pro- ents. The chap- gram by an SBE Member; Best Article, ter honorees Paper or Program by a Student Member; IN THIS ISSUE are then en- and the Freedom Award are among the tered into con- accolades. There are also a series of sta- 4 Letter from the President sideration for the tistical awards. Robert W. Flan- Of the 13 awards recognizing chap- 5 What's on Your Bookshelf? ders SBE Engineer ters that are presented each year, a local of the Year award. chapter or SBE member make nomina- 6 Service to Certification Each chapter can es- tions for 10 of them. Many SBE members 8 The SBE @ the NAB Show tablish its own criteria are highly qualified and deserving of rec- for the chapter award. ognition. Likewise, many chapters do an 9 2017 Financial Review Individuals can also be excellent job promoting the ideals and 10 First Responders nominated directly for goals of the SBE. Please nominate these the national award. For members and chapters so they can re- 14 Member Spotlight Society of Broadcast Engineers Board of Directors SBE Membership Drive Runs PRESIDENT James E. Leifer, CPBE through May 1 American Tower | Boston, MA [email protected] he SBE Member- VICE PRESIDENT Tship Drive began RJ Russell, CPBE on March 1, and it Technical Broadcast Solutions Inc. | Middletown, DE ® [email protected] carries the theme SBE SECRETARY Get Ahead with the Wayne M. Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, SBE. The SBE is AMD, DRB, CBNE the only organization that is devoted to our Sustaining Members. If you recruit a Texas A&M University/KAMU | College Station, TX [email protected] the advancement of all levels and types new Sustaining Member, you'll earn five TREASURER of broadcast engineering, and SBE mem- entries into the prize drawing. And if you James Bernier, CPBE, CBNE bership is the best way to take full advan- recruit three or more Regular or Associate Turner | Alpharetta, GA [email protected] tage of all the organization has to offer. Members or one Sustaining Member you Recruit a new member during the Drive, will also receive an upgrade to SBE Mem- DIRECTORS Andrea Cummis, CBT, CTO and you will be entered into the member berPlus for the remainder of the 2018 AC Video Solutions | Orange, NJ drive drawing for prizes donated from membership period. [email protected] Prizes include logo items, books and Mark Fehlig, PE, CPBE, 8-VSB Jampro Antennas/Alan Dick | Walnut Creek, CA Recruiter prizes as of March 7: more. The grand prize is airfare and hotel [email protected] 305 Broadcast: $250 Amazon gift to attend the SBE National Meeting, held Kirk Harnack, CBRE, CBNE card in conjunction with the annual Media Re- The Telos Alliance | Nashville, TN Cavell Mertz & Associates: $250 gift source Expo 2018 in Danvers, MA, Oct. [email protected] certificates (2) for the SBEStore or 2-3, 2018. Stephen H. Lampen, CBRE Consultant | San Francisco, CA SBE Bookstore And as a further bonus, for every new [email protected] Comrex: long-sleeved shirt; care member you sponsor you will receive $5 Vinny Lopez, CEV, CBNT package (5); drinking glasses; iPad off your 2019 dues (up to $25). Sinclair Broadcast Group | Syracuse, NY [email protected] case and koozie (3); insulated bag, Full details are on the SBE website. Fol- hat and koozie low the link on the home page. Jason Ornellas, CBRE, CRO Bonneville | Sacramento, CA Davicom: $100 Amazon gift card [email protected] DVEO: tropical shirts and sunglasses Certification Kimberly K. Sacks, CBT Fujifilm/Fujinon: Fuji Instax Mini 9 Question iHeartmedia | Loveland, CO [email protected] Hitachi-Comark: personal speaker CQ Answer on page 6 Marcelo Sanchez, CPBE systems (2) For the ATSC 8-VSB system, the WBFS-TV/WFOR-TV | Miramar, FL JVC: sports headphones (5) symbol rate is: [email protected] Kathrein: ARRL Antenna Handbook Dave Siegler, CPBE LBA: Webinar gift certificate Cox Media Group | Atlanta, GA A. 4.5 MHz [email protected] Shively: $250 L.L. Bean gift card B. 5.082138 MHz Barry Thomas, CPBE, DRB, CBNE Tieline: barbecue sets (2); $25 Visa C. 10.76 MHz KSE Radio | Denver, CO gift cards (2) D. 19.39 MHz [email protected] Wheatstone: FM-55 audio processor Kevin Trueblood, CBRE, CBNT WGCU Public Media | Estero, FL [email protected] Justin "JT" Tucker, CSRE, AMD, CBNE Cumulus Media | Charleston, SC [email protected] IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Jerry Massey, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNT Entercom Greenville, LLC | Greenville, SC [email protected] SBE NATIONAL STAFF John L. Poray, CAE | Executive Director [email protected] Megan E. Clappe | Certification Director [email protected] Cathy Orosz | Education Director [email protected] Chriss Scherer, CPBE, CBNT Member Communications Director [email protected] Debbie Hennessey Sustaining Membership Manager [email protected] Scott Jones | Database Manager [email protected] Carol S. Waite | Certification Assistant [email protected] The Signal is published bimonthly by the Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc., 9102 North Meridian Street, Suite 150, Indianapolis, IN 46260. Questions or comments regarding editorial content or design should be referred to Chriss Scherer at 317-762-9723 or [email protected]. For advertising, contact Debbie Hennessey at [email protected]. SBE is a registered trademark of the Society of Broadcast Engineers. SBE National Office 317-846-9000 www.sbe.org April 2018 3 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT By Jim Leifer, CPBE SBE President [email protected] The SBE Yearly Meeting in the Desert ell it’s that time where we all seem to gather in the desert the show. Wfor a week or two of seeing old friends, making new friends, Of course, I need to thank our SBE Sustaining Members, many looking at new stuff and learning new technologies. It is the of which will be exhibiting at this year’s show. Please let them 2018 NAB Show. know you appreciate their support of your society. There are a lot of events planned and I wanted to focus on a Sunday morning we will have our spring Board of Directors couple of them. When you look for us at the convention, the SBE meeting and you are welcome to attend. The SBE will hold sev- booth will be in a different spot this year. We will be on the 1st eral committee meetings during the week, and we thank those floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall lobby near involved for your participation. I encourage anyone who wants the Starbucks. Come by to renew your membership or just to to get involved to reach out to me or one of the other members say hello to fellow members. Don’t forget the MemberPlus op- of the SBE Board of Directors. We encourage participation from tion when renewing your membership. all of our members. The SBE Membership meeting and reception will be held on But be sure to save time to attend the membership meeting Tuesday, April 10. The Membership meeting will be held in LVCC on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and the member (and friends!) reception N234/N236 at 5:00 p.m.